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#NGC188: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog
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Ancient open cluster NGC 188, aka Caldwell 1 or the Polarissima Cluster, lies far above the plane of the galaxy and less than 5 degrees from the north celestial pole. #astrophotography #seestar #ngc188
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NGC 188
Magnitude 10.0 open cluster located 5,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. It lies far above the plane of the galaxy and is one of the most ancient of open clusters known, at approximately 6.8 billion years old.
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #unistellar #citizenscience #ngc188 #cluster #cepheus #caldwell1